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《英語(yǔ)閱讀》2022-2023學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷院(系)_______班級(jí)_______學(xué)號(hào)_______姓名_______題號(hào)一二三四五六總分得分第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof2、Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that3、Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking4、MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable5、Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto6、Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless7、Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor8、_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied9、Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen10、Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AI’vworkedparttimesincetakingearlyretirementtenyearsago.Iwasinspiredbyanolderfriend.Weworkedforthesamecompany,andheretiredtwoyearsbeforeIwasalsoconsidered“spare”,assomecompaniescallit.SoonafterIleftwork,wehadlunchtogether.First,heassuredmethattherewaslifeafterwork.Thenherelatedhisownexperience.Hedidn’twanttotakeanotherfull-timejob,soheturnedhisdaughter’soldbedroomintoahomeoffice.Hearrangedforsomeconsultingworkfromouroldcompany,andhepickedupmoreprojectsfromothercontacts.Soonhewasworking20to30hoursaweek.Hewasn’tmakingasmuchmoney.Hiskidsweregrown-up,sohedidn’tneedasmuchincome.“AssoonasIleftthatjob,”hetoldme,“mybackproblemswentaway.Istartedtoeatbetterandgetmoreexercise,Imakehalfasmuchmoney,butIfeeltwiceasgood,andI’mtwiceashappy.”Idecidedtofollowasimilartrack.Atthetime,myyoungerchildalmostfinishedcollege,somyparentalresponsibilitieswerewindingdown.Wesoldouroldhouseandmovedintoatownhouse.Iwenttoworkformyself.Andtheresult?TodayI,too,makelessmoney.Butwemakeendsmeet.AndIfeeltwiceasgoodandtwiceashappy.Ourexperienceisn’tforeverybody.Butalotofpeoplehaveretiredearlyandlivedtotellthetale,whichprovesitpossible.Jack,anotherfriend,wasasalesmanforacommunicationfirm.Hehadalongdistancetoworkanddidalotoftraveling.Hedecidedtoleavethecorporateworld,inpartbecausehehadhealthproblemsandhewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.Later,hequithisjobwithflexiblehoursandwasrestoredtohishealth.Andnowhehasfoundapart-timejob,andhe,togetherwithhisfamily,isleadingamorerelaxinglife.1、Howdidtheauthorandhisfriendsfeelabouttheirretiredlife?A．It’sbusybutwealthy.B．It’sflexiblebuttiring.C．It’shealthyandhappyD．It’srelaxingandwasteful.2、Whatdidthewriter’sfriendtrytotellhimatlunchthatday?A．Heregrettednotleavinghisjobearlier.B．HelivedamuchbetterlifeafterretiringC．Hemademoremoneyafterfindinganewjob.D．Hislifewasnoteasyforhimafterlosinghisjob.3、BeforeJacklefthislastjob,he______.A．livedabusylifeB．usedtofindpart-timejobsC．oftentraveledwithhisfamilyD．workedhardasarealtravelagent4、Whatdoestheauthormainlyconfirmbywritingthetext?A．HealthismoreimportantthanworkB．Youngpeoplegenerallyliveanexhaustinglife.C．Moreretiredpeoplearepayingattentiontohealth.D．Itmaybeagoodchoiceforpeoplewhoretireearlytodoapart-timejob.BWithmorelargesolarfarmsbeingdevelopedinthesunnysouthwesternUnitedStates,researchersandconservationistsalikearebeginningtonoticesurprisingenvironmentaleffects.Whilesolarenergyisknownforitspositiveenvironmentalimpacts,officialsattheNationalFishandWildlifeForensicsLaboratoryhavecometorecognizeoneofitssignificantdownsides:Somespecksofbirdsthatliveclosetolargesolarplants(太陽(yáng)能板)aredyingoff,includingendangeredbirds.Arecentfederalinvestigationrecovered233birdsthathadbeenkilledasadirectresultofsolarplants.Researchersbelievethatsomeoftheaffectedbirdshavemistakenthelarge,reflectiveareasofthesolarpanelsforbodiesofwater.Thisisaphenomenonreferredtobyscientistsas“l(fā)akeeffect.”Thebirdsaredrawntowhattheyassumetobewater.Theyaimfortheareaandslamintothepanelswithgreatforce.Itisthoughtthattheinsectsthatbirdscatfallvictimto“l(fā)akeeffect”aswell,leadingthebirdsintothepanels.Researchersfigurethatbetween1,000and28,000birdsarekilledasaresultofharvestingsolarenergy.Thenumberofbirdsaffectedbywindfarmingismuchgreater,rangingfrom140,000to328,000.Coal-firedelectricityhasthelargestnegativeeffectonbirds,killingnearly8millionayear.Thesenumbersmakesolarfarmingseemlikethebestoption.However,conservationistsarequicktopointoutthatareaswheresolarisexpectedtoboombetween2015and2020arehometosomeoftherarestbirdsintheUnitedStates.Thiscouldputspecificbirdspeciesatriskofextinction.ThereexistsastateorderinCaliforniathat20percentofallelectricityofallenergysoldshouldberenewablebytheyear2017.Thishasbeenonedrivingforcebehindtherapiddevelopmentofhugesolarfarms.Theindustry,whichisexpectedtoboomasaresultofthischangetorenewableenergy,isfacingnewlyfiledlawsuits(起訴)byconservationistgroups.TheselawsuitscouldslowdowntheapprovalprocessfortheplannedsolardevelopmentacrosstheSouthwest.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Solarfarmsrequirealongdevelopmentperiod.B．Mostpeoplewouldbeshockedbythesizeofsolarfarms.C．Solarenergyequipmentlooksstrangetomostpeople.D．Mostpeoplethinkthatsolarenergyisverybeneficial.2、Theunderlinedword“slam”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．dashB．breakC．moveD．slide3、Whichofthefollowingbestreflectstheauthor’sviewpoint?A．Usingsolarfarmsisthemostpracticalwaytocreateenergy.B．Morebirdsareendangeredbysolarfarmsthanwindfarming.C．Solarfarmsmaynotbeasfriendlytotheenvironmentasexpected.D．Waysshouldbefoundtoreduce“l(fā)akeeffect”causedbysolarfarms.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．完形填空（共20小題；每小題l分，滿分20分）WhenAndraRushstartedhertruckingcompany,allshehadwasanoldvan，twousedpick-uptrucksandthesimplecertaintyofa23-year-oldgirl.Butsheplannedtomakeherfortuneinaboutfouryearsto36hertruegoal:dealingwithpovertyonNativeAmericanreservationsacrossNorthAmerica."IthoughtIcouldretirebythetimeIwas27,"saysRush,"Atthatage,youdon'tknow37youdon'tknow."Rushis49nowand38workinghard.Hertinystart-upjustoutsideDetroithas39toa$400millionNorthAmericanbusiness.TodayRushisa(an)40notonlyforNativeAmericansbutalsoforwomeninthemale-controlledworldoftrucking.Rushwas4130milesoutsideDetroit.WhentheteenageRushvisitedthereservationforthefirsttime,shewas42bythepovertyandlackofhope."Ireallywantedto43"shesays.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityofMichiganin1982.Shetookanursingjobwitha44payandthenpracticedatanairgoodscompany,45thespeedofpackagepickupsanddeliveriesmadealittlemorealittlemoreprofits."IthoughtIcoulddothat46,"Rushsays.Withinsixmonths,Rushhadtenemployees,andclients(客戶)47FordandGMwerepayingherto48smallpackagesfromtheairport.Fordwasthefirsttoofferherajobtruckingpartsbetweenitsplantsandsupplier.By2001,manyofRush's1,000employeeswereNativeAmericans,workingalongsidepeopleofevery49Butshefeltshehadn'tdoneenough.50shejoinedforceswithaCanadianpartsmakertodesignandgatherautocomponents.Shelocatedtheplantsnearreservations,51opportunitieswheretheywereneededmost.By2009,herautopartsbusinesswasearning$370million52.She'scomealongwayfromthe5323-year-oldwhothought"thecashwouldjustrollin."ButRushwouldn'tchangeathing:"Ilovemyjob,"shesays."I54thefactthatyoucanstarttogetsomemotivationandkeep55yourself—andthensuddenlyyouliftyourheadandit'sbeen25years"2308、A．make B．a(chǎn)ccomplish C．receive D．a(chǎn)rrive1、A．what B．which C．why D．who2、A．so B．somehow C．still D．a(chǎn)nyhow3、A．grown B．become C．got D．gone4、A．a(chǎn)blehousewife B．ordinarywoman C．rolemodel D．truckdriver5、A．brought B．lived C．risen D．raised6、A．moved B．interested C．struck D．encouraged7、Ahaveaninfluence B．makeadifference C．setanexample D．makeadecision8、A．low B．high C．cheap D．expensive9、A．which B．that C．when D．where10、A．well B．badly C．worse D．better11、A．like B．besides C．for D．except12、A．take B．fetch C．bring D．lift13、A．education B．family C．background D．city14、A．Because B．For C．But D．So15、A．seizing B．creating C．grasping D．losing16、.A．incase B．inturn C．inreturn D．inneed17、A．inexperienced B．experienced C．expert D．skilled18、A．enjoy B．hate C．doubt D．refuse19、A．fighting B．forcing C．challenging D．a(chǎn)musing第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。語(yǔ)法填空November21istheUnitedNationsWorldTelevisionDayTVisoneofthegreatest1．（invent）ofthe20thcenturyWemostlyhadtorelyonradiosornewspaperstoknow2．wasgoingonintheworldButafterthetelevisionarrives,theworldseemsalot3．（small）ItbringsrightinformationtoourhomePeopleareabletocommunicatebetter,addressissuesfasterandbecomeaware4．thingshappeningaroundtheworldbywatchingthenews5．thereisundoubtedlyabadsideofTVItcouldbesaidtohavedestroyedcommunicationasmuchasithasenhanced（加強(qiáng)）itInthedayswithouttelevisions,atypicalfamilywouldplaygamesorjustchatwitheachotheraftertheireveningmealsButsincethen,sittingaroundtheTVinsilence6．（become）aregulareveningactivityStill,theUnitedNations7．（say）thatTVcontinuallyinvitespeople8．（explore）beyondtheirlivingroomsandthatisundoubtedlytrueButsometimes,this"exploration"isaltheexpenseof9．（ignore）thepeopleclosesttousAlthoughthetelevisionisindeedabrillianttool,let'snotforgetaboutthepeoplesittingnexttousonthecouchAfterall,whatgoodiswatchingsomething10．（interest）ifyoudon'twanttoshareyouropinionsonit?第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞2、只允許修改10處，多者